Enterprise Edition
System requirements for standard instances
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Last updated: March 27, 2024
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Read time: 4 Minutes
You can set up a standard instance of Burp Suite Enterprise Edition either on-premise, or on cloud-hosted virtual machines.
The system requirements for Burp Suite Enterprise Edition depend on several factors:
- The number of concurrent scans you want to run.
- The size and complexity of the applications you want to scan.
- The number of issues expected.
- The number of active Burp Suite Enterprise Edition users in your organization.
The system requirements on this page ensure satisfactory performance for most use cases. However, you may need to use infrastructure with a higher specification to meet your particular needs.
Note
If you need help with the system requirements, please email our support team.
General requirements
Make sure you meet the following conditions:
- The application is self-hosted in your own environment.
- All the components are installed on machines with 64-bit architecture.
- The disk location (configured during the installation process) must be locally attached storage rather than a network file system. Please note that the values given for free space required (below) include space for data storage during updates and scans as well as the installation itself.
- We recommend that you use dedicated server-class machines.
- For production use, we recommend that you use an external database. To learn more, see External database requirements.
Supported operating systems
The following operating systems are supported:
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Windows: 10, 11. Server 2016, 2019, 2022.
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Linux: Most 64-bit distributions except CentOS/RHEL v7.x. We recommend the latest Ubuntu LTS release.
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MacOS: 11 or later (Intel 64-bit hardware only).
Note
For Linux, you may need to install packages to allow Burp's Chromium browser to run. The packages depend on the Linux distribution and operating system image you use.
For more information, please refer to our browser-powered scanning documentation or email our support team.
Single-machine architecture
A single-machine architecture enables you to run up to five concurrent scans. In this setup, the Enterprise server, web server, and scanning components are installed on a single machine.
Machine hardware requirements
The exact hardware requirements for your installation of Burp Suite Enterprise Edition depends on the number of concurrent scans you want to run.
Note
In the specification tables below, CPU cores refers to the number of cores, not the number of CPUs or vCPUs.
Minimum specification
These are the minimum specifications for a single-machine architecture. They are suitable for smaller, more static scan targets with simple website interactions:
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Concurrent scans |
CPU cores |
Ram (GB) |
Free disk space (GB) |
Swap space (Linux only) |
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1 |
4 |
16 |
30 |
18 |
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2 |
6 |
20 |
50 |
22 |
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3 |
8 |
24 |
70 |
26 |
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4 |
10 |
28 |
90 |
30 |
|
5 |
12 |
32 |
110 |
34 |
Recommended specification
For larger, more dynamic scan targets with complex website interactions, we recommend the following specifications:
|
Concurrent scans |
CPU cores |
Ram (GB) |
Free disk space (GB) |
Swap space (Linux only) |
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1 |
8 |
24 |
30 |
26 |
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2 |
12 |
28 |
50 |
30 |
|
3 |
16 |
36 |
70 |
38 |
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4 |
20 |
44 |
90 |
46 |
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5 |
24 |
52 |
110 |
54 |
AWS EC2 instance recommendations
For a single-machine architecture using an AWS EC2 instance, we recommend the following specifications:
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Number of concurrent scans |
Minimum |
Recommended |
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1 |
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5 |
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Multi-machine architecture
A multi-machine architecture enables you to run more than five concurrent scans. We recommend this method for production use.
Note
In the specification tables below, CPU cores refers to the number of cores, not the number of CPUs or vCPUs.
Enterprise server machine requirements
This is the specification for a dedicated Enterprise server machine, with no scanning components:
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Specification |
Minimum |
Recommended |
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CPU cores |
2 |
4 |
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RAM (GB) |
8 |
16 |
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Free disk space (GB) |
10 |
10 |
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AWS EC2 |
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Scanning machine hardware requirements
The exact requirements for your installation of Burp Suite Enterprise Edition depends on the number of concurrent scans you want to run.
Minimum specification
These are the minimum specifications required for your scanning machines. They are suitable for smaller, more static scan targets with simple website interactions:
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Concurrent scans |
CPU cores |
Ram (GB) |
Free disk space (GB) |
Swap space (Linux only) |
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1 |
2 |
4 |
30 |
6 |
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2 |
4 |
8 |
50 |
10 |
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3 |
6 |
12 |
70 |
14 |
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4 |
8 |
16 |
90 |
18 |
|
5 |
10 |
20 |
110 |
22 |
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10 |
20 |
40 |
210 |
42 |
Recommended specification
For larger, more dynamic scan targets with complex website interactions, we recommend the following specifications:
|
Concurrent scans |
CPU cores |
Ram (GB) |
Free disk space (GB) |
Swap space (Linux only) |
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1 |
4 |
8 |
30 |
10 |
|
2 |
8 |
16 |
50 |
18 |
|
3 |
12 |
24 |
70 |
26 |
|
4 |
16 |
32 |
90 |
34 |
|
5 |
20 |
40 |
110 |
42 |
|
10 |
40 |
80 |
210 |
82 |
AWS EC2 instance recommendations
If you want to deploy a scanning machine to an AWS EC2 instance, we recommend the following specifications:
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Number of concurrent scans |
Minimum |
Recommended |
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1 |
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4 |
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10 |
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